Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-15

| had given the latter very severe
wound in the left side. Ramey was
found in the upper portion of the
house, arrested 10y Officer Lamkin, and
taken to the First police-station, where
he was locked up.
| The city ambulance was called TO
Scott, and the physician in charge, DR..
| Rogers, dressed SCOTS wound tenn
ponrily and took him to the aims
| house There a closer examination was
made. and the knife was found to have
entered the left side just below the
lower rib, and to have taken a down
ward. forward, and then backward
course, until the abdomen was opened
and the cavity of the stomach pene-
trated. A part of SCOTS intestines had
fallen into the opening, but were re-
placed and the wound sewed up.
DIR. Rogers said to Dispatch re-
porter yesterday afternoon that while
Scott was doing as well as could posi-
bly, be expected under the circum-
stances, it is probable that it will be
some weeks before he will be able to
get out.
The two men had difficulty some
time ago, since which bad feeling has
existed between them. Sunday morn
ing, when they were both in liquor, the
quarrel was renewed, with this un-
fortunate result. When Ramey was
arrested be had in his pocket a large
pocket knife with blade several inches
long.
| SEEMINGLY A "PUT-UP" JOB.
A young colored man named Henry
johnson was charged with breaking and
entering in the daytime the house of
David Anderson and stealing therefrom
two watches, S. in money, two chains,
one pin, two rings, and one razor, the
property of Betsey Toney.
The only witness against the accused
was Lewis johnson, negro boy Ill
whose possession some of the articles
were found a few days after the rob
berry, and who plead guilty and was
given five years in the penitentiary.
1t was owing to the fact that Lewis
claimed that Henry was implicated in
the robbery that the sentence of the
former was stayed to await the detec-
ton and arrest of the latter.
| Lewis said that on the day OF the
robbery he met Henry Johnson at the
corner of Sixth and Clay streets, who
persuaded him to go with him to An
| dersons house that Henry johnson en-
tered the house through a window say
ing that his sister lived there, and that
lie had been there before, and stole the
! articles and gave him two Watches
chain, and a pin.
Officer Wren testified that Lewis
johnson admitted at his trial III the
Hustings Court that no one was with
him when the robbery was committed; +;
that he entered the house himself and
stole the articles.
Mr.. Tim Murphy, bailiff of the court,
testified that Lewis johnson made
confession to him, and said that he
purchased pair of shoes with the 50
which he had taken from Betsey Toney.
Henry johnson said that when the
robbery was committed he was working
on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
near Washington city.
The case was dismissed.
|
On the charge of keeping, exhibiting,
and being concerned in the manage
ment of a lottery James Braxton (co-
lored) was led to the bar. This son OF
Africa, who seems to be about twenty
years old, strongly protested that he
had never been to school day in his
| life: that he cannot read, and that he
never wrote policy.
There WAS but one witness for the
Commonwealth, q brother African OF u
darker hue, who insisted that he had
seen "Jim" write the books, and that
he. as well as others, had bought tickets
from "Jim " at his place in the rear
part of house on Seventeenth street
between Clay and Leigh.
This witness furnished the Court with
the names of several others who, he
claimed. can substantiate his statement
These witnesses were ordered to be
summoned, and the case continued un-
til this morning.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mary Tompkins (colored), stealing
from the premises of r. j. Smith o lot
of clothing and other things-the pro-
pertv of David Meades Dismissed.
Israel Sidney (colored) stealing, a
buggy-robe, gallon of oysters, and a
tin bncket from w. II. Beveridge and
8 half-gallon Of whiskey from Giles
Jackson. Sent to jail for sixty days.
Michael Kelly, obstructing the street
4 ona ollev on Twentieth street with lum-
Der, &c. Fined 81.
John Anderson (colored), assaulting
and threatening to cut John A. Con
way. Paid costs. -
Walter Napier, drunk. Fined 81
and costs.
Moses A. Cranberry (colored), drunk.
Fined 81 and costs. =.
Robert Green (colored), assaulting
and striking Annie Dean on the street
Fined 80. so and costs.
Major Robinson (colored), assaultine
on1 heating Lavenia Holmes; Layenia
Holmes, assaulting and cursing MAJOR
Robinson. Each made to pay costs,
Emanuel Winfree (colored), stealing
chicken from Robert Shinault Sent
to iail for fifteen days:
James Ruffin and Joshua Lucas, two
small colored boys, charged with being
suspicious characters, were turned oyei
70 their parents to be whipped. -,
Rosa Wells and Maria Hickman (botl
colored). cursing, abusing, and threat
ening TO assault Margaret Walker
Fined each S5 and costs.
John Shelly, drunk and disorderly II
the bar-room of Onesty Brothers
Fined 81 and costs. :, :.
John Martin (colored), disorderly OF
the street by crying papers. Discharged
with admonition.
Willie Grimes, disorderly on the street
by CRYING papers. Discharged with ad
George Wilson (coloreD, gamblin0
with cards on the platform OF the Rich
mond mon and Allegheny Railroad Company
Security required for twelve months IL
the sum OF 500.
Margaret Walker (coloredD, cursng
and abusing Rosa Wells ON the street